{"id":2229276,"date":"2026-01-10T06:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T06:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2229276"},"modified":"2026-01-10T06:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T06:04:29","slug":"from-hamnet-to-bridget-christie-your-complete-entertainment-guide-to-the-week-ahead-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/from-hamnet-to-bridget-christie-your-complete-entertainment-guide-to-the-week-ahead-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"From Hamnet to Bridget Christie: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead | Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Going out: <\/strong>Cinema<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hamnet<\/strong>
Out now<\/em>
Bring the tissues for this emotional Oscar hopeful which sees Paul\u00a0Mescal and Jessie Buckley star as\u00a0none other than William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, whose son Hamnet died at the age of 11. It is based on the book by Maggie O\u2019Farrell, and Chlo\u00e9 Zhao (Nomadland) directs.<\/p>\n

David Lynch: The Dreamer
<\/strong>BFI Southbank & BFI Imax, London, to 31 January
<\/em>Marking what would have been the director\u2019s 80th birthday, this new season includes screenings of key films such as The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, as well as lesser-seen work, such as six of his short films and all eight episodes of his animated webseries Dumbland. There\u2019s even a David Lynch VJ night and a quiz evening.<\/p>\n

Giant<\/strong>
Out now<\/em>
Up and coming star Amir El-Masry toplines this sports drama depicting the rise of British boxer Prince Naseem Hamed, from untested no-mark all the way to world champion \u2013 with a little help from trainer Brendan Ingle (Pierce Brosnan). Directed by Rowan Athale.<\/p>\n

Labyrinth<\/strong>
Out now<\/em>
The late, great David Bowie\u2019s turn as tight-trousered Jareth the Goblin King is somehow 40\u00a0years old, providing as good an excuse as any to revisit its charms, which in addition to the aforementioned Goblin King includes unsettling work from Jim Henson\u2019s Creature Workshop and a\u00a0breakthrough performance from a\u00a0young Jennifer Connelly. Catherine Bray<\/em><\/p>\n

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Going out: Gigs<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>Mixing it \u2026 Soulwax.<\/span> Photograph: Nadine Fraczkowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soulwax<\/strong>
Manchester, <\/em>14 January<\/em>; London, <\/em>15 January<\/em>
Belgian brothers and remix greats David and Stephen Dewaele bring their raucous dance-rock band to the UK in support of last October\u2019s fifth album, All Systems Are Lying, which has been billed as \u201ca rock album made without any electric guitars\u201d. Its synth-heavy highlight New Earth Time could lead to some atypically aloof headbanging. Michael Cragg<\/em><\/p>\n

Artms<\/strong>
O2 Forum<\/em> Kentish Town<\/em>, London,\u00a0<\/em>13 January<\/em>
Formed in 2023 out of the ashes of 11-member girlband Loona, quintet Artms are still getting their footing in the competitive world of K-pop. Their first great single, 2024\u2019s Virtual Angel, was recently joined by the sugary 00s-indebted Icarus. Both are destined to appear at this one-off London show. MC<\/em><\/p>\n

The Makropulos Affair<\/strong>
Barbican Hall, London, <\/em>13 and 15 January<\/em>
Just two months after the Royal Opera unveiled it first ever staging of The Makropulos Affair, Simon Rattle conducts a pair of concert performances as the latest addition to his series of Jan\u00e1\u010dek operas in concert with the London Symphony Orchestra. His cast is headed by Marlis Petersen as the 300-year-old Emilia Marty, with Ale\u0161 Briscein as Albert Gregor. Andrew Clements<\/em><\/p>\n

Trish Clowes<\/strong>
606 Club, London, <\/em>15 January<\/em>
UK saxophonist-composer Trish Clowes has worked with the London Sinfonietta and the BBC Concert Orchestra, among many prestigious outfits, but small jazz groups suit her best. She mixes originals with classics by the likes of Wayne Shorter and Thelonious Monk in her fine band featuring keyboardist Ross Stanley and guitarist Mike Outram. John Fordham<\/em><\/p>\n

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Going out: Art<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>Marshmallow Laser Feast explore the inner life of an oak tree.<\/span> Photograph: Marshmallow Laser Feast\/YSP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marshmallow Laser Feast<\/strong>
Yorkshire Sculpture Park: The Chapel, nr Wakefield, to 15 March<\/em>
Art and science, contemplation and campaigning fuse in this hi-tech installation exploring the inner life of an ancient oak tree in Kew\u00a0Gardens. Collective Marshmallow Laser Feast have even used ground-penetrating radar to record the subterranean secrets of the oak\u2019s roots. Be enfolded in a digitally recreated natural world.<\/p>\n

Georgia O\u2019Keeffe<\/strong>
Gerald Moore Gallery, London, <\/em>15 January<\/em> to 14 February<\/em>
Sensuality isn\u2019t always associated with landscape art or abstract art, but in Georgia O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s world you can\u2019t escape the erotic even when she\u2019s painting a vision of pure colour or desert vista. This great American artist had an eye for both skyscrapers and cacti: here her graphic imagination soars free.<\/p>\n

Richard Avedon<\/strong>
Gagosian Grosvenor Hill, London, <\/em>15 January<\/em> to 14 March<\/em>
Here the charismatic photographer often remembered for his portraits of New Yorkers turns his lens on the very different faces of the American west. A\u00a0miner poses covered in dirt, the toughness of his job highlighted against an abstract empty background. All the Avedon style is here, plus true grit.<\/p>\n

Modern Masterpieces<\/strong>
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, to 6 September<\/em>
In Vincent van Gogh\u2019s 1885 painting A\u00a0Peasant Woman Digging, a black-clad countrywoman is hunched over her shovel. We cannot see her face, just her huge clogs. This captivating example of Van Gogh\u2019s early work is shown with other paintings from the Barber Institute by artists including Bonnard and Renoir. Jonathan Jones<\/em><\/p>\n

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Going out: Stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>Bridget Christie.<\/span> Photograph: Simon Webb\/The Guardian; hair and makeup: Neusa Neves using Nars and Fenty Beauty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bridget Christie<\/strong>
14 January<\/em> to 5 April; tour starts Stamford<\/em>
From performing standup as Charles II to creating a menopause-and-folklore themed dramedy for Channel 4, Christie likes to take the comedic road less travelled. Now she returns with a new live show Jacket Potato Pizza, which promises to cover kidney stones, cats and eye fetishes in characteristically left-field style. Rachel Aroesti<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, Mary!<\/strong>
Trafalgar theatre, London, to 25 April<\/em>
Cole Escola\u2019s Tony award-winning comedy hits the West End. It\u2019s a wildly offbeat look at a very miserable and very drunken Mary Todd Lincoln, in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln\u2019s assassination. Miriam Gillinson<\/em><\/p>\n

Snow Mice!<\/strong>
Theatre Royal Bath, to <\/em>11 January<\/em>
Three children arrive at a strange house at the start of the holidays and embark on an adventure with a mysterious Snow Mouse. Features spellbinding puppetry and live music. MG<\/em><\/p>\n

Varna International Ballet<\/strong>
Liverpool, 10 January<\/em>; <\/em>Nottingham, <\/em>12 to 14 January<\/em>; Buxton<\/em>, <\/em>16<\/em> to 18 January; touring to 14 March
<\/em>Varna may not be among the world\u2019s top-ranking companies, but it tours the classics to places the leading names never get to, with a live orchestra too. Swan Lake, Cinderella and The Nutcracker are on rotation on an extensive gallop up and down the country until March. Lyndsey Winship<\/em><\/p>\n

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Staying in: Streaming<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>Boldly going again \u2026 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.<\/span> Photograph: John Medland\/Paramount+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy<\/strong>
Paramount+, <\/em>15 January<\/em>
What the 12th Star Trek TV series lacks in novelty, it makes up for in personnel. Starfleet Academy follows a\u00a0cohort of young cadets through a training regime overseen by Holly Hunter\u2019s captain-chancellor and a\u00a0900-year-old teacher (Robert Picardo). Tig Notaro, Paul Giamatti, Gina Yashere, Stephen Colbert and Brit\u00a0Marling also appear.<\/p>\n

Agatha Christie\u2019s Seven Dials<\/strong>
Netflix, <\/em>15 January<\/em>
Mia McKenna-Bruce stars as the excellently named flapper turned amateur detective Bundle Brent in Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall\u2019s dramatisation of Christie\u2019s country house murder mystery. While the book itself was divisive, this superlative cast (Martin Freeman, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Bluemel) should be more than capable of selling the absurd story.<\/p>\n

David Baddiel: Catman<\/strong>
Channel 4, <\/em>16 January<\/em>, 8pm<\/em>
Having dealt with some serious topics in recent years (grief, dementia, antisemitism), the comedian and author turns his focus to a slightly less weighty issue: the distinct lack of cats on television. Why do dogs get all the airtime? Feline fanatic Baddiel makes amends in this three-part documentary.<\/p>\n

Hijack<\/strong>
Apple TV, <\/em>14 January<\/em>
The first instalment of this transport-based thriller saw business negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) save the day when his flight from Dubai to London was hijacked. But was his presence on the plane purely coincidental? Judging by series two \u2013 in which our hero faces a bomb threat on a Berlin train \u2013 presumably not. RA<\/em><\/p>\n

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Staying in: Games<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>Animal cracker \u2026 New Horizons.<\/span> Photograph: Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 3.0<\/strong>
Switch, Switch 2; out\u00a0<\/em>15 January<\/em>
The pandemic favourite returns with its first major update in four years, introducing a hotel to decorate and cameos from Nintendo franchises The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon, as well as a bespoke Switch 2 edition with extra functionality.<\/p>\n

BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW<\/strong>
PS5, Xbox, PC; out <\/em>15 January<\/em>
<\/em>The psychological horror series continues its run of rapid-fire releases with a story that tackles the impact of social media. You can also expect grisly creatures and multiple endings based on the choices you make. Matthew Reynolds<\/em><\/p>\n

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Staying in: Albums<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>Good vibes \u2026 the Cribs.<\/span> Photograph: Steve Gullick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Cribs \u2013 Selling a Vibe<\/strong>
Out now<\/em>
Hailed as \u201cthe biggest cult band in the UK\u201d back in 2008, Wakefield alt-rock trio the Cribs return with a\u00a0ninth album, their first in six years. Produced by Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift, MGMT), songs like A Point Too Hard to Make channel their noisier tendencies into melodic indie pop.<\/p>\n

Zach Bryan \u2013 With Heaven on Top<\/strong>
Out now<\/strong>
Having weathered various political storms \u2013 last October he teased Bad News, a new song that apparently criticised ICE and didn\u2019t go down well with some country music fans \u2013 Grammy winner Bryan returns with this latest project, featuring Kings of Leon and Gabriella Rose.<\/p>\n

Brandy Dalton \u2013 Fallen Angel<\/strong>
Out now<\/strong>
The cult record label Dark Entries continues to spotlight musicians lost to Aids with this record by electronic experimentalist Brandy Dalton, who died in 2006. Originally released in 1999, his sweaty, hedonistic soundtrack to the award-winning Fallen Angel gay porn series now comes with six bonus tracks.<\/p>\n

Dry Cleaning \u2013 Secret Love<\/strong>
Out now<\/strong>
After quickly creating their first two albums in a bubble with producer John Parish, the experimental south London post-punkers were keen to open up the process. Step forward producer-artist Cate Le Bon, who teases out further glorious idiosyncrasies as on Hit My Head All\u00a0Day\u2019s six-minute meander. MC<\/em><\/p>\n

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Staying in: <\/strong>Brain food<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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You Ought to Know<\/a><\/strong>
Out <\/em>14 January<\/em>
Karen Gabay\u2019s new audio series provides a\u00a0much-needed insight into the unsung living greats of Black British music. Episode one focuses on reggae and dub poetry, while future episodes discuss gospel, UK soul and more.<\/p>\n

The B1M<\/a><\/strong>
YouTube<\/em>
For those fascinated by the world of construction, this long-running video channel is a must-follow, covering everything from car tunnel builds beneath the Alps to the world\u2019s tallest mega-dam and London\u2019s nuclear-proof\u00a0tower.<\/p>\n

The Civil War\u2019s Lost Massacre<\/strong>
PBS America, <\/em>15 January<\/em>
This unflinching film tells the story of a group of historians aiming to uncover the remains of a\u00a0battalion of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers whose Kentucky camp was ambushed during the American civil war. Ammar Kalia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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